Sheri Emerson Photography and Photo Art by Sheri
United States and Canada

Award winning published photographer and digital artist who travels all over North America in search of inspiration. I have homes in Labrador, Canada and Tempe, Arizona and have also lived in Michigan and British Columbia. I love to find inspiration in nature. Come travel with me!

Artistic Moods

This is Alberta's famous Burmis Tree, the most photographed tree in Alberta, Canada. It is a limber pine that died in the late 1970s after losing its needles. Limber pines are long-lived and known to survive harsh conditions. The Burmis Tree was estimated to be between 600 and 750 years old, and th...

This was shot in Alberta, Canada in the gorgeous Rocky Mountains. The clouds were a portent of a snowstorm that hit the area and dumped numerous inches of snow. This image won an Honorable Mention in the "Beauty" competition at Heaven Art Gallery in November, 2017, and was showcased by the galler...

Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia is one of the most picturesque places I've ever visited, and a worldwide recognizable lighthouse. We visited on a bright, sunny day, with lots of tourists crawling all over the rocks. I took all the tourists out, brought in a storm I photographed that was brewing near...

This photo was taken at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. This is the photographic version of this image - for the Fine Art digital file, please see Approaching Storm. This photo won the Elkford Library photo contest, open division in 2016, and then won Third Place, Photography Division, and Seventh Plac...

I was inspired by the power of the sea and the beauty of the lighthouse at Yaquina Head, Oregon. This artwork was a finalist in the Pennsylvania Center for Photography's "Transformations 2017" competition and was shown at their gallery at the end of the competition.

The inspiration for this piece was the white, salt-scrubbed and wind damaged trees at the Arches Provincial Park in Newfoundland. These stark trees are absolutely gorgeous. Model was graciously provided by The Colby Files, and I used her face and hand and created the cape. I also shot the butterf...

This was inspired by the lovely model shot and the landscape shot taken at Haystack Rock, Oregon. This art piece won second place in the Heaven Art Gallery "Harmony" competition in January, 2018, and was showcased at the gallery for two months.

The inspiration for this piece was a lovely valley in British Columbia, which I shot in 2017, and a shot of my daughter and her beautiful hair. I wanted to create a sense of mystery and a sense that we all long for home. This young woman can see a light at her home, and she is almost there. This...

This was inspired by several things - my collaboration with the photographer Gabriel Olude, who provided the model, my shot of Christina Lake in British Columbia, and a competition held by Conceptual Images, which this image won. On a side note, the jewelry on the model's back is my personal neckla...

This was inspired by the gorgeous model VikTory, and was created for the Heaven Art Gallery "Joy" competition in November, 2017, which it won First Place, and was showcased by the gallery for two months.

What is more exciting than a beautiful cat burglar? This art piece was awarded Third Place in the "Exciting" competition at Heaven Art Gallery in January, 2018, and was showcased at the gallery for two months.

The beautiful princess is retaking her castle with the help of a special, fiery friend. This art piece took first place in the "Magical" competition at Heaven Art Gallery in December, 2017 and was showcased at the gallery for two months.

This art piece was inspired by the model's dress, and I loved the idea of her looking like she was bursting forth from the water, almost like a mermaid. This piece won an Honorable Mention in the "Strong" competition at Heaven Art Gallery in December, 2017 and was showcased at the gallery for two m...

I was inspired by the gorgeous mountains around Corner Brook, Newfoundland, and my daughter's long, beautiful hair. This piece was chosen as an Honorable Mention by Heaven Art Gallery in their October 2017 competition and was on display for the months of October and November in their gallery.

This was inspired by the old-fashioned lovely antique gas tank. I like the idea that someday we will be using these for other purposes, and not be dependent on petroleum any longer. And jellyfish are cute. This was published in "Living the Photo Artistic Life" and was awarded a Gold Award in the...

I was inspired by the pair of bald eagles who live at the Phoenix Zoo. I decided to place them in a more appropriate setting for their portrait, and used a photo I took on the Columbia Icefields in Alberta, Canada as the background. Now they are quite majestic! This photo was entered in the Ligh...

This is LuLu, and she is a beauty who lives at the Phoenix Zoo. I thought a sense of motion was called for, so I put her in motion! This image won an Honorable Mention at the Light, Space & Time "Animals" International Juried Competition in the Photography/Digital category. There were 674 entries...

This gorgeous flamingo posed so nicely for me, and I couldn't have been more pleased with the light, the colors, and the overall tone of the photo. This lovely creature lives in a large group of flamingos at the Phoenix Zoo.

A walk through the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix allowed me the pleasure of photographing this succulent. I was mesmerized by the shape and color of this plant, and am very pleased with the results. I have trimmed it square to retain the shape and spirit of the image.

This was another agave plant I had the pleasure to photograph at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. The curves and color absolutely captivated me. Nature is a wonderful inspiration...the supreme artist.

This is meant to represent a woman both escaping from and being held back by life, represented by the ivy. This image earned an Honorable Mention in the Photography and Digital Art category of the Light, Space and Time Gallery's annual "Figuratives" competition in 2017, for which I was deeply hon...

This piece was inspired by the setting in Spain, then I added the lovely dancers digitally. I wanted the overall feel to be a juxtaposition of the hard brick walls and gritty look with the lovely soft curves of the dancers. This piece was awarded a Special Merit Award in the Photography and Digit...

The Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix has a butterfly pavilion for only a few months a year, while migrating butterflies come through. It's a truly marvelous place, and the butterflies don't seem t mind posing for you.

This was inspired by a walk through the Phoenix Zoo with my daughter. This magnificent beauty was regally perched, too beautiful not to photograph. I decided to juxtapose him (or her) with a very unlikely pal, and turned the rather blah background into a lush paradise.

I took this picture during another of my trips to the Phoenix Zoo. I absolutely love giraffes! They have such inquisitive faces, so sweet. I wanted the giraffes to really stand out against their background. This art piece was featured in the December 2016 issue of "Living the Photo Artistic Life...

Did you ever wonder what a toy lamb might dream about? I think the dream would be wacky and whimsical. This would look wonderful on a child's wall. This image was part of the ShiftArt.com challenge for February 2017, where it was honored by the judges.

An ocean storm was rolling in to the coast of Newfoundland, and the clouds looked as beautiful as they were scary. This image was chosen by Readers Digest Canada as their Facebook banner for their Our Canada magazine page on October 7, 2016, and was featured in Our Canada magazine in the January 20...

This is the most photographed tree in Alberta, Canada, the Burmis Tree, a limber pine that died in the late 1970s after losing its needles. Limber pines are long-lived and known to survive harsh conditions. The Burmis Tree was estimated to be between 600 and 750 years old. I took this picture at sun...

On a trip back from Nova Scotia to Labrador, we traveled the coast of New Brunswick north into Quebec and came across Perce' Rock, which is a huge, narrow rock that juts out into the sea. I love the natural arch in the rock. If you have the opportunity, it's a long drive to get there, but it is t...

This was inspired by a photograph I took during a ferry crossing to Vancouver Island. I wanted to make a dreamlike, soft art piece out of it, to show off the beautiful sunset and pillowy sky. I think this would look great in a family room or bedroom.

I was fascinated by the boat docks in Nova Scotia along the Bay of Fundy, where there can be an eighteen foot difference in the tide on any given day. At some point during the day, the proud owner of this boat wouldn't need to use those ladders, but for most of the day, it's a climb in and out of h...

The inspiration for this piece was a photo I took while waiting for the ferry from Newfoundland to Labrador. This is a pile of lobster traps, and I just loved the symmetry of it, so I turned it into a piece of digital art. This piece was awarded a Special Recognition Award for the Photography and...

On a cross-country trip from Labrador to British Columbia, we saw so many lovely old farms on the prairies, and this one really inspired me. The buildings were old and falling apart, but someone still farms the land and obviously loves the place.

This was taken at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the easternmost point of North America. The day was lovely and bright, but I decided that considering the long history of the area and some of the great ships that have come in and out of St. John harbor, I figured one ghost ship might be appropriate. Th...

I was lucky enough to get very close to this handsome guy in Radium Springs, British Columbia. I didn't like the background, so I dropped in a new one before texturizing and doing some digital painting. I think he's gorgeous, but I have to admit I was a bit nervous to get so close to him - this wa...

This was taken on the road north of Elkford, British Columbia. The road eventually leads to Elk Lakes Provincial Park, and is well worth the drive. On this day, I was mesmerized by the bursts of color everywhere. Autumn has always been my favorite time of the year!

This photo was taken on Shabogamo Lake in western Labrador. During the summers, for several weeks the sun sets but there is a glow that moves around the southern horizon until it is time for the sun to rise again, at about 4 a.m. Sunsets in the summer seem to last for an hour or more, just a delig...

Anne McCaffrey has written delightful stories about dragons and their riders, and their fight to preserve their planet from the ravages of Thread for decades. These wonderful stories are such a pleasure to read, and her characters are so likable. After reading her novels, you'll want your own drag...

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu is a masterpiece guide to warfare. It is still being widely read and used in the business world as well as being taught in military strategy courses, hundreds of years later.

Arthurian legend has always been a fascination of mine. There are many versions of the story, written over the past few centuries, but rarely is there something entirely unique. "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley is an incredibly unique version, told from Arthur's half-sister Morgana's...

My favorite fantasy series is the Sword of Truth series of books by Terry Goodkind, starting with "Wizards First Rule" and ending with "Confessor". There are also several other Richard and Kahlan books that followed the original series, a prequel novel, a novella, a modern interpretation of the Swo...

My favorite Stephen King novel, "The Shining" is the story of a man slowly going mad, while his family is trapped with him in a haunted hotel. The book is based upon Stephen King's real-life experience at the Stanley Hotel.

"Dune" by Frank Herbert is my favorite novel. It is the "Lord of the Rings" of science fiction, a product of the great mind of Frank Herbert. To my great delight, Frank's son now carries on his tradition and has written prequel trilogies that are amazing in their own right. In this image, I show...

By T.S. Eliot. Not only is this book a wonderful book of poetry and storytelling in its own right, but it was also the basis for the hit Broadway musical, "Cats", one of the longest-running shows ever. The cats have charming names like Mr. Mestoffelees, Mungojerrie, Rum Tum Tugger and Macavity.

"Heidi" by Johanna Spyri is one of the most beloved children's novels ever written. It is the story of a young girl and her life while living with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, and for a time living in the city with her aunt, Dete, and a girl she cares for named Clara. It is beautifully writt...

Clive Cussler is a prolific writer of adventure novels, many of which star a character named Dirk Pitt. In "Iceberg," Dirk Pitt is summoned from his vacation on the sunny beaches of California and sent to the Arctic when an iceberg is discovered that contains the remains of a missing luxury yacht....